HMS Spitfire

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Ten ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Spitfire, while an eleventh was planned but renamed before entering service. All are named after the euphemistic translation of Cacafuego , a Spanish treasure galleon captured by Sir Francis Drake.

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Other British military vessels named Spitfire

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Citations

  1. Hepper (1994), p. 52.
  2. Hepper (1994), p. 55.
  3. Demerliac (1996), p. 142, #1143.
  4. Hepper (1994), p. 100.
  5. Drinkwater (1905), p.246.

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